The upgraded AN/TPY-2 radar uses a Gallium Nitride semiconductor that allows it a longer range, enabling an interceptor to launch early enough to hit a hypersonic missile before its starts maneuvering, according to the company.
“I think that ... rapprochement is in deep freeze and will remain in deep freeze until sometime after Gaza is resolved,” one analyst told Breaking Defense.
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
Details about purported deals are scarce, but one analysts told Breaking Defense, "When the Trump factor is involved, we should not dismiss any possibilities."
Meanwhile, Iran’s military spending decreased by 10 percent to reach $7.9 billion in 2024.
Jacob Olidort of the America First Policy Institute suggests several moves President Trump can do during his upcoming visit to the Middle East to preempt Iranian retaliation and keep Iran on the defensive.
"The alternative is more instability and cross-border risk in a frontier where Lebanese and Syrian maps diverge in key ways,” analyst Aram Nerguizian told Breaking Defense.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
"So in Turkey, this is in progress. Every year we are delivering new systems of the Steel Dome concept, and it will be beneficial for our region," Ahmet Akyol, president and CEO of Turkish electronics giant Aselsan, told Breaking Defense here in Abu Dhabi.
Healey said that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump will discuss the backstop plan when they meet in Washington next week.
“The Kingdom allocated approximately $78 billion to the military sector in the 2025 budget, which constitutes 21% of total government spending and 7.1% of Saudi Arabia’s gross product,” according to a statement from GAMI.
"While there are several reasons why the three GCAP nations should entertain adding Saudi Arabia to the program, there are fewer clear reasons why the Saudis would want to join up," writes Bilal Saab in this op-ed.
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
The new year brings much instability, and opportunity, to the region.
From eye-witness accounts of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon to a rare appearance of Iranian weapons at a foreign arms expo, there's a selection of Breaking Defense's Middle East coverage.
The vessels will join the Kingdom's current fleet of five corvettes, also made by the Spanish firm.
The last two Typhoons on order at the Warton facility are set to be delivered in 2025, meaning BAE needs to find more export customers to keep fresh a workforce it is counting on to make the sixth-gen GCAP fighter in the future.